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Early (Enmity Nrtns
Official Organ City of Blakely
and County of Early
Published Every Thursday
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Blakely, Georgia
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Blakely, Ga., Auguit 20, 1942
“WHOM THE GODS WOULD
DESTROY”
And now it’s happened
again!
The anonymous letter writ
ers are on the job, as they al
ways are, during a heated
Georgia political campaign,
and the first of these missives
has arrived at The News of
fice. And, believe it or not,
this time its writer is a female.
And, boy, the guy who said
“the female of the species is 1
more deadly than the male”
knew whereof he spoke.
And, what do you think this
member of the gentler sex has :
done. Well, nothing more
than consign the editor and his
paper to the nether regions!
But, before proceeding fur
ther, let the editor retract
something he has said on nu- 1
merous occasions, towit: That
the anonymous letter writer—
that person who hides behind
the cloak of anonymity to say
something which he lacks the
moral courage to say openly—
is a low type of human crea
ture. For no gentleman (not
even one of these bad Arnall
supporters) would say that
about a lady. No, sir! Not us!
Taking offense at a cartoon
published in a recent issue of
The News, this lady supporter
of Governor Talmadge clips
the cartoon and mails it back
to the editor with a note carry-I
ing this cryptic statement:
“To h with you and
your Early County News.”
The sweet missive is signed
“Talmadge supporters in
Early county.”
Now, dear lady, aren’t you [
being a little bit harsh? We
don’t believe even old Gene,
as much as he dislikes “them
lying newspapers,” would wish
for us such a terrible fate. (At
least, he wouldn't admit it.)
“Whom the Gods would de
story, they first make mad.”
And is this lady mad? We ask
you.
We would suggest to this
lady supporter of the Gover
nor that she not try to consign
all the newspapers who are
against her candidate to the
lower regions. She would be
left with a reading diet of lit
tle more than The Statesman
and The Macon Telegraph,
and a continuous feeding on
such a diet might have a ten-!
dency to bring about that rath
er dangerous disease known as
“talmadgeitis.” the consequen
ces of which disease, while not j
always fatal, quite often leaves!
one possessed of a feeling of'
intolerance and a contemp-|
tuous disregard for the rights
of others. It often sours
the disposition and occasional-'
ly provokes one to outbursts of i
anger. Which causes us to I
again remind our lady writer!
that “whom the Gods would j
destroy, they first make mad.” i
The hand-writing of the
author of this gentle “well-I
wisher" is strangely familiar.•
but we haste to assure her that
we will not reveal her identi
ty. It could be that she is a
member of the same church as
we. which church is dedicated;
to the task of saving human
souls from such dire conse
quences as this lady has in
voked upon The News and its
editor.
And this, within itself, might
cause the lady some embar
rassment.
THANKS
The News acknowledges
with appreciation these com
plimentary references from
two highly-esteemed Georgia
dailies anent our eighty-third
birthday:
The Herald congratulates the Ear
ly County News on its 83rd birth
' day. That is a long time for a
, newspaper to live, and would not
have been possible in this instance
had not the Blakely weekly served
a useful purpose. It has always
stood for things most worth while,
in politics, in civic endeavors, and
in promoting the progress and pros
perity of its community. Its edi
torial policy has always been on a
high plane, and its news coverage
has been accurate and dependable.
It has been a strong factor in the
continued growth of its city and
section.—Albany Herald.
We extend heartiest congratula-j
tions to the Early County News,
which celebrated last week its 83rd
birthday. Through all the years it
has been one of the stalwarts of the
Georgia press—a practitioner as well
as a preacher of wisdom, justice
and moderation. Blessed is the
community which has the guidance
and the friendly aid of such a news
paper as A. T. and W. H. Fleming
have been giving the people of
Blakely and its vicinity.—Atlanta
Journal.
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HURRAH FOR BILLIONS!
During June the government spent
$158,600,000 a day on war produc
tion, which was $9,400,000 a day
more than it spent in May, $23,800,-
000 a day more than in April, and
$76,000,000 a day more than last
January.
It seems strange to stand on the
side-lines cheering as the govern
ment goes over the top with another
new record of expenditures. Until
this year, when the government ex
penditures soared to new heights, it
was the custom to howl instead of to
cheer.
But now we don’t think of those
expenditures in terms of money.
They are our yardstick of the speed
up in the production of guns, tanks
and planes. The higher the expendi
ture the quicker the victory, is the
way most of us are now thinking.
So go to it, Uncle Sam. Spend
our money like a madman. Only be
sure each extra dollar means an ex
tra bullet, and not an extra dish of
gravy for a war profiteer.—Elberton
Star.
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ONE MORE TANK
A pair of seven-ton cannons which
i have served as reminders of the
I Confederate cause for- many years
are now aimed at the Axis in a man
: ner which is certain to afford an
even greater degree of general satis
faction.
The two guns, which are being
contributed to the scrap metal drive
by citizens of Columbus, Georgia,
are said to contain enough metal to
build a 27 ton medium tank, of
course, when added to other essen
tial materials.
This contribution is worthy of ap
plause. It should set an example for
other communities throughout the
nation to yield old metal relics now
to aid the cause which is so vital to
us all.
A bit of persuasion may be neces
sary in some cases, but the cause is
worth the effort.—Brunswick News.
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“This would b« a great country if
all the political parties lived up to
their platforms—if all the lodges
adhered to their rituals—if all Chris
| tians lived by their creeds,” ob-
I serves an exchange. Come to think
lof it, it surely would be, but that is
I too much to expect. Cuthbert
Leader.
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The trouble about some of the i
ideas we have of ourselves is that j
I nobody else in the world thinks that j
I way.—Monroe Advertiser.
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One by one, metals and materials
j have been drafted for war. Ironical-1
|ly enough, only gold and silver at [
jlast remained worthless for the job;
which is our only job today. Now
j silver is going to replace scarce cop
; per and scarcer tin in engine bear
ings, solders, and electrical installa
' tions. For centuries the world’s j
I most treasured metal, gold, now
stands alone as the world’s most use-!
less war metal.—Walton Tribune.
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The Japs continue to land sol
diers on the Aleutian Islands and are
' said to have 25,000 men there. Un- |
less this country takes immediate;
; steps to oust the little yellow men ;
they eventually will move on to Alas-.
ka, then Canada and the United j
! States.—.Sandersville Progress.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON
Washington, D. C. (NWNS) —Al-
though congress is having few ses
sions these days, and is acting on
no important legislation since the
majority of its members are recess
ing, nevertheless important things
have happened here recently to make
our war program work more effi
ciently.
From the public’s viewpoint, per
haps one of the most interesting
projects which has got underway is
the investigation being made by a
committee headed by Bernard M.
I Baruch to determine the true facts
| regarding the confused rubber situ
ation.
Following his veto of the bill
passed by both houses of congress
to guarantee greater use of farm
products in the making of rubber
and alcohol, President Roosevelt
named Mr. Baruch, chairman of the
War Industries Board of the last
war, to make a non-partisan analy
sis of the facts regarding rubber
needs, rubber supplies and the best
methods of making synthetic rubber.
To assist him in this study, the
President named Dr. James B. Co
nant, president of Harvard univers
ity, and Dr. Karl T. Compton, pres
ident of the Massachusetts Institute
of Technojogy.
Realizing that the bill passed by
congress to favor farmers in the
manufacture of synthetic rubber was
purely a political measure, the Pres
ident sharply criticized the bill, say
ing: “The approval of this bill
would, in my opinion, block the
progress of the war production pro
gram, and therefore the war itself.”
Another recent action taken in
Washington, which may prove of vi
tal importance in the future success
of our war program, was the- ap
proval by Donald Nelson, head of
the War Production Board, of the
proposal of Henry J. Kaiser to build
giant cargo planes to relieve our
shipping problems. Mr. Kaiser, who
built the Boulder and Grand Coulee
dams and who has recently perform
ed a miracle in mass production of
ships, wfll now have the chance to
demonstrate what he can do in the
production of 70-ton planes and has
also been given authority to con
struct an experimental 200-ton fly
ing boat. Mr. Kaiser’s program has
been the subject of wide debate,
some officials feeling that vital mate
rials should not be used for experi
menting, but the War Production
Board evidently agrees with Mr.
Kaiser that his program may be the
answer to the Nazi submarine at
tacks.
The final execution of the Nazi
saboteurs, following trials which
will be kept a closed secret until aft
er the war, is believed to have the
hearty approval of the great major
ity of the people. Even the jail
sentences, instead of the death sen
tence, given to two of the saboteurs
who are believed to have given vi
tal information in exchange for len
iency, was generally approved as a
worthwhile move for getting othei
saboteurs to reveal important in
formation.
The activities of the FBI in fol
lowing up all clues of Axis activities
in this country are closely guarded,
but enough information is released
to show that the FBI is nipping in
the bud many plans of enemy agents.
The recently revealed story, telling
of cleverly concocted signs in the
rural section of the East to guide;
enemy pilots in reaching large war
production plants, is considered an;
apparent indication that the Ger
mans have been planning bombings
!on our eastern coast. Since several
.of the signs were made by plowing .
' arrows in farm fields, it seems logi
i cal that they were part of a plan of
the Germans to launch airplane at-!
I tacks this summer or early fall.
The activities of the FBI, it is!
believed here, may have forestalled j
attacks which might otherwise have j
i been made before this itme.
The . new tax program will un- I
doubtedly be postponed, at least in
part, until after the election. The
senate finance committee, after con
j sidering the house-approved bill for
many weeks, has now put the finish- j
I ing touches on a measure which is i
; still far short of the amount set as I
; a minimum by Secretary Morger,-
ithau. It is believed likely, if the
I treasury continues to insist on more |
J taxes, congress will pass the present I
I measure in the near future and then ;
! consider a sales tax after the elec- !
[ tion is over. The President and the I
I trasury have both disapproved of a I
[general sales tax. but many con-!
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gressmen see it as the easiest way
out.
Another warning has been issued
by Harold L. Ickes, war petroleum
coordinator, that the people in the
East should shift, wherever possible,
from burning fuel oil in their homes
to burning coal. He said that a
survey showed less than half of 1
per cent have thus far converted
their heating equipment to coai
burning although approximately half
of present oil burners could easily
be converted to burning coal.
“Apparently,” said Mr. Ickes,
East coast residents have not been
aware of the seriousness of the fuel
and heating oil shortage in the At
lantic coast area. I can not too
strongly urge all oil-burner ownqrs
who can do so to convert their fa
cilities to the use of coal now and to
buy their coal supply at once. This
is the best way for home owners to
be certain that they will be warm
next winter.”
SIX-INCH
S-E-R-M-O-N
By REV. ROBERT
H. HARPER
Jacob’s Vision of God
Lesson for Aug. 23: Gen. 28:10-22
Golden Text: Gen. 28:15.
After Jacob secured Esau’s birth
right and deceived his father, he
departed for the ancestral home of
his mother. Ostensibly he went to
take a wife in Haran but in reality
he was fleeing from the wrath of
his brother.
The hymn, “Nearer My God to
Thee,” follows the experiences of
Jacob at Bethel. The ladder he
saw in his dream may be a beautiful
symbol of prayer—angels ascend to
bear petitions and other angels de
scend with rich answers. Above the
ladder Jacob saw God and heard
his promises of blessings to him and
his descendants.
When Jacob arose he realized that
God was in that place. He may
have fancied that he had fled from
God when he fled from Esau. But
God was there and God is every
where. Profoundly impressed that
God was mindful of him, he conse
crated the place and named it Beth
el. When the ladder of his dream
had rested he lifted the pillar of
sacrifice.
Jacob’s vow shows that early in
history the tithe was recognized as
belonging to God. But the 'doctrine
of stewardship, which Jesus taught,
shows that all we have belongs to
God.
It cannot be claimed that Jacob’s
life, after his vision of God, was
without faults. But certainly at
Bethel he learned to pray. And
throughout his long life he was ever
influenced by the fact that in youth
he had found the house of God and
the gate of heaven.
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An economist says a family of
five can live on $lO a week. That
is, if they can take their meals wr.h
some relative without cost —Craw
fordville Advocate-Democrat.
A HALF CENTURY AGO TODAY
Some Things of Interest That Happened
Fifty Years Ago.
(Excerpts from Early County News
of August 18, 1892.) j
THE gubernatorial convention in
Atlanta has nominated on the Dem
ocratic ticket: For Governor, W. J.
Northern; Secretary of State, Phil
Cook; Comptroller General, William -
A. Wright; Attorney General, Joe j
Terrell; Treasurer, R. U. Hardeman;
Commissioner of Agriculture, R. T.
Nesbitt. Dr. W. B. Standifer, Col. ]
H. C. Sheffield and Dr. T. M. How
ard were the delegates from Early
county. 1
* * *
COL. H. C. SHEFFIELD, of Early j
county, has been elected a member
of the State Democratic Executive
Committee.
» * * ,
CLEVELAND and Stevenson are
the Democratic nominees for presi
dent and vice president.
« * *
MR. W. A. BUCHANNON shipped
a car of cattle to Montgomery Tues
day.
* * *
COL. BEN E! RUSSELL has been ]
nominated by the Democratic con- i
vention for Congress from the Sec- ;
ond district. i
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MRS. A. Y. THOMPSON visited ■
Albany last Sunday.
MRS. J. C. CHANDLER visited
relatives in Columbia last week.
MRS. HENRY JONES is visiting :
relatives in Bluffton.
♦ * *
MISSES Leila Stewart and Berta
Smith returned Monday from Co
lumbia.
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MISS OLA Hudnall, of Ft. Gaines,
and Miss Hattie Raleigh, of Colum
bia, were guests last week of Mrs.
C. E. Morse.
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MISS IRENE ODUM, of Newton,
is visiting relatives in Blakely.
* * *
MRS. TOM RICHARDSON and!
Mrs. Jim McKinley, of Clay county, |
were guests Tuesday of the family!
of Mr. J. F. Rish.
WE’RE PREPARED! x \
*Let our BLUE RIBBON
SERVICEMAN cheek over AJ)
and adjust your McCor- Jr (
mick-Deering Tractor and Y\
Farm Machines. Let him J \
replace any worn parts that
might cause a breakdown.
Our bins of Genuine IHC
Parts and our Blue Ribbon
Service Department are
maintained for your con
venience and protection.
MIDDLETON HARDWARE COMPANY
MRS. T. J. COX, of Macon, is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Williams.
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MRS. W. B. STANDIFER and
children have returned from an ex
tended visit to Gainesville.
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A WEE YOUNG LADY took up
her abode at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. S. H. Powell last Sunday.
* * *
DR. B. R. DOiSTOR was called to
Lumpkin this week.
MESSRS. C. R. Narramore, R. S.
Grimsley and H. J. Hayes attended
the State Agricultural Society meet
ing in Atlanta last week.
* * •
MISSES Sallie Strickland and
Henri Chipstead returned last Thurs
day from Bronwood.
• • •
MRS. W. S. BEAUCHAMP and
Miss Mary Ashley Hightower visited
Arlington last week.
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CEDAR SPRINGS ITEMS: “Miss
Ethel Hudspeth and brother, Eddie,
are visiting Mrs. J. H. Crozier . . .
Mr. J. R. Knight was over from Iron
City this week . . . Mr. C. S. Middle
ton, of Horn’s Cross Roads, was here
this week . . . Mr. R. H. Brooks has
started remodeling Dr. Crozier’s
house ... A baby girl arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Mc-
Glamory last week ... A baby boy
arrived at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. D. G. Moulton this week . . .
Mrs. G. N. Cherry visited Dothan
I last week . . . Mr. E. C. Mosely, of
Decatur county, was in our village
last week . . . Mr. Ira Martin was
down from Blakely Sunday . . . Mrs.
J. L. Brooks and little daughter,
Nina, are visiting at Rock Hill.”
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War Sends
Every Pay Day