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EARLY COUNTY, GA.
GARDEN SPOT OF
GOD’S COUNTRY
VOLUME LXXXI NO. 29
LARGE CROWD
ATTENDS LIONS
CLUB FIGHTS
One of the largest crowds ever to
attend an indoor sporting event
turned out here last Friday nigit to
witness the all-Negro boxing bouts
sponsored by the Lions Club for the
benefit of the newly-organized Boy
Scout troop.
In the main event, “Killer” Rey
nolds, who outweighed his opponent
several pounds, was master of the
situation from the beginning, and
won by a knockout over “Bear-i Cat
Johnson in the seventh round.
Tit McCrary, owned by Max Mid
dleton and managed by Lion Warren
Baxley, was the surprise fighter of
the night. He put his opponent,
“Foots” Murphy, away in the sec
ond round, and then came back in
the semi-windup battle royal to
win a draw with Big Rufe Williams.
Tit was wearing a pair of bright
red trunks and packed a wallop
akin to a Georgia mule. The open
ing fight between Elzie Pippin and
Dynamite Foster went to a four
round decision in favor of Pippin.
The Saffold slugger put up a game
fight and took all his heavier oppon
ent had, but the WPA slugger put
him away in the fourth round.
The fights, which are held under
the auspices of the local Lions
Club, are to be held probably every
other week, Lion Bogey Maddox,
fight committee chairman, said. Fri
day night’s fights were arranged by
Lions Alex Howell, Philip Sheffield
and Bogey Maddox. The bouts were
refereed by E. C. Lokey, of Dothan,
and announced by John T. McAllis
ter, also of Dothan. Judges were
Grady Holman, Jr., Robert Stuckey
and Raymond Singletary, Jr. E. R.
Brown served as time-keeper. Dr.
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AGED EARLY
COUNTY LADY
DIES FROM BURNS
Death claimed one of Early coun
ty’s oldest residents when Mrs. Da
maris Wade Freeman died at her
home in the Freeman community last
Friday afternoon. Mrs. Freeman’s
death was due to fatal burns which
she received when her clothing
caught fire from an open fireplace.
She was alone at the time of the
■tragedy.
Mrs. Freeman, who would have
been 94 years old in March, was the
widow of the late Robert G. Freeman
and was born and reared in this
county. She was a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Wade, pioneer Early
countians, and was a half-sister to
Perry H. Wade of Columbus, a for
mer resident of Blakely. Mr. J. E.
Freeman, of this city, is a nephew.
She has other nieces and nephews
and was related by blood and mar
riage to many Early countians. She
had many friends throughout this
section who were saddened by the
news of her passing. She was a
member of the Baptist church.
Funeral services and interment
were in the Grier cemetery, with the
Rev. Spencer B. King officiating and
Ward & Wilson Funeral Home of
Dothan in charge of arrangements.
Serving as pall-bearers were Persis
E. Alexander, Robert Freeman, Gate
wood Freeman, and Frank Williams.
Warren Baxley was ring physician,
also manager of Tit McCrary, undis
puted champion of the Mill Place
and a serious threat to the Early
county championship now held by
Killer Reynolds, the fight property
of Lion Lewie Stein.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27, 1941.
Success to All Who Pay Their Honest Debts —“Be Sure You Are Right, Then Go Ahead.”
D. H. McDowell Has
Interesting Collection
Old World Treasures
By EARL “TIGE” PICKLE.
When I was some younger and be
fore I had to work for a living I
used to spend some time dreaming
about taking a world cruise, visit
ing interesting places, collecting
strange objects, getting comfortably
rich, and returning home to live in a
big house and lead the life of Reilly
among the people with whom I had
been reared. This is 'why I got a
thrill, even though a vica'rious one,
when I visited Mr. Dudley H. Mc-
Dowell’s home the other day and
viewed the many treasures he had
brought back with him from his
many travels in foreign countries.
Mr. McDowell has recently retir
ed as an executive of the Standard
Oil Company in India, where he had
offices in Bombay and Calcutta. He
is now making his home, after 25
years in India, in Blakely. He is a
brother of Mr. T. B. McDowell, of
this city. And he has brought back
with him from China, Burma, the
Philippines, Thibet and many other
countries whose foreign names lend
a mysterious charm, many souvenirs
and treasures which are not only in
teresting, but many of which are in
valuable.
For instance, there is a large steer
ing wheel which once was used to
steer the SS Winnamac, a ship cap
tured by the U. S. Navy from the
Germans. The oil company for which
Mr. McDowell worked bought the
ship. Many years later., when the
ship was to be junked, Mr. McDowell
claimed the wheel. Incidentally the
Winnamac was named for a great
Indian chief, a member of the
Sequoia tribe.
The amazing thing to me was to
see his collection of spears, bows,
arrows, knives, swords, shields and
many other fighting implements used
by the fierce head hunters of India.
These warring implements, one
would think, would be crudely made.
This, however, is a mistake, as these
spears and knives are made with all
the skill of a modern silversmith. The
speaks are as sharp.as a razor. The
handles are made of a long, light
piece of wood, similar to our reeds.
They can be hurled and are used at
close-in fighting. The handle of the
spear is made with a sharp point.
This is made, Mr. McDowell said, so
that the warrior doesn’t ever have
to lay his spear down. He can stick
it in the ground and be ready to take
off and to fight immediately. From
Arabia Mr. McDowell has brought
a number of knives carried by the
The Inevitable Rise
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MRS. N. R. PHILLIPS
PASSES AFTER ILLNESS
OF SEVERAL WEEKS
Following an illness of several
weeks, Mrs. N. R. Phillips, 59, wid
ow of Dr. N. R. Phillips, of Monteval
lo, Ala., died at St. Margaret’s Hos
pital, Montgomery, Ala., on Wednes
day, February 19, at 10 p. m.
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon at 2 o’clock at the resi
dence in Montevallo, Ala. Officiating
was the Rev. Mr. Pearson, her pastor.
Interment was in the Montevallo
cemetery.
Mrs. Phillips was born in Early
county. She was a daughter of
Mrs. J. B. B. Davis and the late Mr.
Davis. She has many relatives and
friends who are saddened because of
her passing.
Surviving are her mother, Mrs. J.
B. B. Davis, of Blakely; one daugh
ter, Mrs. W. A. Harvey, of Camp
Blanding, Fla.; one son, N. E. Phil
lips, of Scottsboro, Ala.; one grand
son, Ed Jeter Phillips, of Scottsboro,
Ala.; four sisters, Mrs. Julia Mae
Williams of Pensacola, Fla., Mrs.
Manuel A. McDowell, Misses Wood
son and Susie Davis, of Blakely; and
two brothers, J. E. Davis, of Blakely,
and F. E. Davis, of Macon.
natives at their side. These knives
are made of pure silver and are en
cased in pure silver sheaths. They,
too, are hand-made, with handsome
decorations etched on the side.
As for the head-hunting natives
of India, Mr. McDowell said it was
a common sight when visiting these
villages to see human heads stuck
about the village fences on posts.
These natives are not cannibals, even
though they do make such a sangui
nary display of their hunting achieve
ments, he said.
Other souvenirs include a geu
ine teakwood herd of elephants carv
ed by hand, a cherry wood chest in
laid with genuine silver from India,
another chest from India made from
camphor wood, prayer rugs used by
the Mohammedans (who worship
seven times each day, Mr. McDowell
said), and a teakwood bed built with
high posts on which to hang a mos
quito net. “I slept under a mosquito
net for 25 years,” he said, when ex
plaining the high posts.
These are only a few of the things
he has, not to mention his memories,
such as visiting a temple, the proper
ty of a religious cult, which is locat
ed in the middle of a small lake, and
constructed of solid gold, of seeing
Mahatma Ghandii, playing golf in
Calcutta, and many, many more
things too numerous to mention.
Willoughby’s New
Cedar Springs Store
To Open Saturday
A new store of which its owner
is justly proud ( and which is a dis
tinct asset to the community is that
of James S. Willoughby at Cedar
Springs, formal opening of which is
to be held on Saturday of this
week, and which is announced in a
quarter-page display ad in this issue
of The News.
Mr. Willoughby, who came to this
county from Gordon, Ala., five years
ago and has since that time en
gaged in the general merchandise
business, has a modern new brick
building, 32x40 feet in size, well
lighted with flourescent lights, at
tractively arranged, and carries a
splendid stock of groceries, dry
goods, hardware, drugs, notions and
fresh meats. The meat market is
a new addition just installed. The
store also handles the Gulf line of
gasoline, oils, etc. It is, in every
sense, a “general merchandise”
establishment. The store has a shelf
rangement that is unique and at
tracts the eye at a glance.
The store’s regular staff is com
posed of D. E. Martin and Gene
Martin, who join Mr. Willoughby in
extending the public an invitation to
attend the store’s formal opening
on Saturday.
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DAMASUS WINS
BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT
The Damascus Lionesses made
it two championships in a row
Monday night in Hopeful when
they overpowered a strong Dixie
team 65 to 33. Pyle went on a
scoring rampage for 41 points.
The Dixie boys won over the Da
mascus Lions in an overtime
game, 31-27.
Damascus, Ga.—Coach Bill Geer's
Damascus Lions and Lionesses romp
ed away with a double victory and
all the honors here last Friday, as
the C division basketball tourna
ment came to an end.
The Lionesses turned on the pow
er and won a lopsided 43-27 victory
over the Elmodel girls, but the Lions
found the going a little tougher, but
won by an impressive 27-20 score
over Hilton’s fast quintet.
Pyle, long crack-shot forward for
the Damascus girls, displayed some
excellent ball and proved the out
standing player of the tournament.
She bagged 26 points in the finals
against Hilton.
The tournament was a success
from every angle, The house was
packed each night and cash custom
ers were turned away on several
occasions.
Following is the box score of the
finals:
GIRLS
Damascus (43) Elmodel (27)
Pyle, f (26) Davis, f (13)
Gamble, f (7) Avera, f (10)
L. Houston, f (10) Craft f
A. Houston, g Peach, g
Craft, g Temple, g
White, g Eubanks, g
Substitutes: Damascus, Cannon,
Houston, Soule, Callahan, Holley.
Elmodel, Godfrey, Lay, Butler, Bush,
Redmond (4).
BOYS
Damascus (27) Hilton (20)
Cleveland, f (4) Causey, f (3)
Eberson, f (6) Brown, f (4)
Peak, f (6) Willis, c (6)
Middleton, g (5) Thompson, g (2)
Houston, g (4) Ellis, g (2)
Substitutes: Damascus, Phillips
(2), George; Hilton, Walker, Car
ter (3).
POULTRY SALE HERE
NEXT WEDNESDAY,
11:00 A. M. TO 1:00 P. M.
There will be a poultry sale at
Blakely next Wednesday, March sth,
from 11:00 a. m. to 1:00 p. m.
The following prices will be paid:
Colored hens, 14c lb,
Leghorn hens, 11c lb.
Roosters, 8c lb.
Ducks, 10c lb.
Turkey toms, 14c lb.
Turkey hens, 17c lb.
Fryers, 18c lb.
Stags, 14c lb.
Guineas, 30c each.
Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell
in, “The Mark of Zorro” at the
Blakely Theatre Thursday and Fri
day.