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NOTICE TO COTTON GROWERS!
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Our Two Cotton Gins are in Excellent
Shape to Serve You This Season
Take Advantage of Our Extra Cleaning Machinery and Larger
Weight Turn Out as Every Hundred Pounds of Lint Means
sl6*oo to the Producer
A TRIAL WILL CONVINCE YOU
THE BLAKELY PEANUT COMPANY
Two Gins—Capacity [l26] Bales Per Day
BLAKELY, : GEORGIA
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4pcal Happenings
C. H. TYSON WITH
MIDDLETON WAREHOUSE —
C. H. Tyson, of Leesburg, is now
connected with the Middleton Ware
house, it was announced this week
by the management. Mr. Tyson has
had experience in this line of work
and Blakely extends a cordial wel
come to this new-comer.
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FEDERAL AGENTS MAKE
RAID IN EARLY COUNTY—
Federal Prohibition Agent J. 0.
Stewart and his assistants made a
raid west of the city Friday and cap
tured a still, 40 gallons of liquor,
and confiscated an automobile. Al
fred Tyson and his son, Floyzell, and
a Mr. Zorn were arrested and car
ried to Camilla, where they posted
bond.
We Make Loans on
Cotton and Peanuts
If you want to hold yours—
see us.
WE CORDIALLY INVITE
YOUR ACCOUNT
WWW
Bank of Early
BLAKELY. GEORGIA
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. All
Deposits Insured up to $5,000
(By Wellborn H. Fleming)
POSTMASTER CONFIRMED
BY U. S. SENATE—
The appointment of J. Emory
Houston as postmaster of the Blakely
office was confirmed last week by
the U. S. Senate. Mr. Houston’s ap
pointment came on a recommendation
of Congressman E. E. Cox.
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LOCAL CITIZENS GUESTS
AT ALBANY HERALD’S SALUTE
TO EARLY COUNTY—
A number of Blakely citizens went
to Albany last Thursday afternoon
to have part in the Albany Herald
radio station WALB’s “Salute to
Early County” iprogram. They had
luncheon at the Town House and
were later guests at the radio sta
tion. Included in the party were
B. B. Godwin, merchant; J. E. Chan
cy, merchant; C. E. Boyett, Jr.,
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
merchant; L. B. Fryer, councilman;
I. D. Felder, automobile dealer; W.
R. McKinney, automobile dealer;
and Barney Wynne, merchant. The
party reported an enjoyable after
noon.
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D. A. R. TRAVELING LIBRARY
HERE THIS WEEK—
The D. A. R. traveling genealogi
cal library is at the Early County
Library, city hall, this week. The
public is cordially invited to in
spect this interesting collection.
• • •
DEPUTY SWANN DESTROYS
STILL, CAPTURES NEGRO—
Deputies Swann and Martin last
Friday arrested a Negro, Joy West,
destroyed a still and 100 gallons of
beer, and confiscated some eight
gallons of liquor. The still was lo
cated on Dry Creek, near Blakely.
• • •
15-YEAR-OLD YOUTH ACCUSED
OF THEFT—
Bobbie Chandler, who has been in
the COC camp at Tallahassee, Fla.,
and a former Blakely boy, has been
arrested on a charge of the theft of
$99.63 from the New Blakely Hotel,
the Sheriff’s office reports. Chandler
registered at the hotel early in the
night, and it is charged that later
he went into Mr. Strickland’s room
and relieved him of $99.63. He is
said to have then left that hotel and
registered at the Early Hotel, tell
ing the porter not to wake him un
til bus time. Chandler is said to have
confessed to the crime when appre
hended in Tallahassee and is now in
the Early county jail.
BIRTHDAY DINNER
On July 27. Mrs. John Hudspeth
I honored the 75th birthday of her
; mother, Mrs. W. B. Shepard, of
• Leary, with a delightful dinner. In
| vited guests included Dr. and Mrs.
iJ. L. Shepard of Damascus, Dr. and
, Mrs. W. O. Shepard of Bluffton, Mr.
1 and Mrs. J. O. Shepard of Colquitt,
i Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Mann of Thomas
■ ville, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Pullen of
Damascus, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Martin
'of Hilton, and Mr. Bill Shepard, of
| Leary.
Prominent Damascus
Citizen Died Here
Sunday Morning
Ralph Keaton Hightower, well
known and life-long citizen of Da
mascus, died at a local hospital early
Sunday morning after an illness of
three days.
Mr. Hightower was 46 years old,
having been born on June 2, 1895.
He was a prominent farmer of Da
mascus, and was a member of the
Methodist church.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at the Damascus
Methodist church, with the Revs. B.
F. West and W. T. Wiley officiating.
Interment was in the Cross Roads
cemetery, with the Minter, Fellows
& Forrester Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements. Pall-bearers in
cluded J. G. Craft, L. B. Haddock,
W. H. Haddock, B. B. Everson, Lov
ett Dozier and Sam Roberts. Serv
ing as an honorary escort were Felix
Pickron, Bill Mitchell, C. E. Pickron,
L. W. Wiley, Frank Mathis and J. D.
Haddock.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Lollye Mabel Phillips Hightower;
three daughters, Martha, Dorothy
and Ann Hightower; and a sister,
Mrs. Hilda Bailey, all of Damascus.
DEATH OF INFANT
Friend's sympathize with Mr. and
Mrs. Virgil Hasty, of Americus, in
the death on last Friday of their
infant son. The little one -was
brought to Blakely, where funeral
services were held at the home of
his grandmother. Mi's. B. V. Lee, on
Saturday, with the Rev. Spencer B.
King, officiating, followed by inter
ment in the Blakely cemetery. Mrs.
Hasty is the former Miss Patsy Lee
of Blakely.
FOR SALE
The lot, with two tenant
houses thereon, fronting on
North avenue, and to the rear
of lot formerly occupied by
Mrs. Kate Brooks.
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