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JO NO. 49
EAINBRIDGE, DECATUR COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY
$1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
fod From Mr. Donalson
Death of Mrs. Toole.
An Open Letter to Mr. Pat
Griffin, Editor Bainbridge Post.
Sir:
j u your issue of the 6th inst.
you take occasion to adversely
criticise a letter 'written by me
to Edi tor H. M. McIntosh of the
Albany Herald with reference to
the tobacco situation. You both
misquoted and misconstrued
what I wrote. I stated nothing
that could have in any way re
flected upon the Tobacco Asso
ciation, whose self appointed
guardian you appear to be. The
whole tenor of my letter was to
the contrary. I did make a
statement to the effect that the
Tobacco Association should, and
very probably would, take -steps
to show that this body does not
approve of lawlessness, and that
the Association should try to de
tect the barn burners. There
was nothing improper in this,
The Association has undertaken
the task of regulating the tobac
co industry, and this being Cue
it certainly can not afford to
overlook the recent crimes in the
tobacco belt. I was studiously
curteous in every reference that
I made to the Association, and
your editorial was unwarranted,
uncalled for and unfair.
In the same issue of your paper,
in what purports to be a news
item on the first page, you, by
inference, charge that certain
incorrect reports -sent to the
public press in Macon and else
where, emanated frcm or were
inspired by certain private tobac
co packers. The packers could
not have, by any stretch of the
imagination, derived my benefit
from these incorrect report 0 , and
the only private packers that I
have heard discuss the matter cen
sured said reports as being incor
rect. My letter to Mr. McIntosh
did the same, and it was partly
for this reason that I wrote to
him so as to correct any erro
neous impression w,ith the public
that may have been conveyed.
You ako have a lot of other
“slush” nn your news item about
good women being sent to the
wash tub by the independent
packers, and many other state
ments to the same effect. Such
absurd twaddle does not deserve
recognition or a reply. The in
dependent packer does not com
pete with the grower. He does
not buy from the grower; he
does not sell to the same people
and no more makes the tobacco
market over the head of the
large tobacco concern, known as
the Syndicate, Merger etc. than
does some individual oil man,
who happens to own an oil well,
make the oil market over the
head of the Standard Oil Com
pany. «
The only competitor the inde
pendent packer has is the Mer
ger. It may be to the intereel
of this large concern to put the
independent packet's out of busi
ness so it can have a monopoly
and complete control of the en
tire business but it is to the in
terest of no one else.
The people of Bainbridge and
Decatur county were saddened
yesterday to learn of the death
of Mrs. John E. Toole, wife of
Dr. John E. Toole, which sad
event occuried at th-ur home on
Broad street.
The death, while very sad, was
not altogether unexpected. Mrs.
Toole has been an invalid for sev
eral years and for the past few
months has been growing grad
ually worse. She had been a pa
tient sufferer through all these
years. She was one of the best
of women and had numerous
friends.
Dr. and Mrs. Toole moved here
a number of years ago from
South Carolina, both being na
tives of that state. She was s
The Future of The Search Light.
Child Accidentally Killed.
A race of over 100 miles with
The Mayor's Good Work
The editor of the Search
sister of Hon. J. D. Talbert of
Brinson, and leaves a large num
ber of other relatives both in
South Carolina' and Georgia.
Of her immediate family she
is survived by her husband, Dr.
Jno.' E, Toole, one daughter,
Opie Toole and one son, Mr. Roy
F. Toole, all of Bainbridge.
The interment was in the city
cemetery today. A large con-
courss of sorrowing friends ac
companied the remains to their
last resting place.
The grief stricken ones have
the sympathy of the entire com
munity in their deep sorrow.
New Officers Elected.
Bainbridge Chapter No. 94,
Royal Arch Masons, held their
regular annual election for offi
cers last night. The following
officers were elected:
J. C. Green, H. P.; J. H. Mc
Farland, K.; D. Q. McClelland,
S.;L. H. Tonge, Treasurer; V.
Berry, Sec’t’y.: H. B. Champion,
C. H.; M. L. Mays, R. C.; C. E.
Kelly, H. W. Cassady and H. B.
Funderburk, Veilsmen; G. C.
Butler, Chaplain.
The private packer is not a
packer from choice. He was
forced to pack his own tobacco
on account of conditions over
which he had no control. In
most instances hi» acreage is
barely sufficient to accommodate
his packing house. You ana
everyone else familiar with the
tobacco industry know that 30
acres io about the minimum
acreage on which a packing
house can be operated and to re
duce this small acreage would
mean that the small packer
would be forced to abandon the
entire business at a sacrifice of
his entire investment.
I do not care to bandy words
with you, Mr. Griffin, and shall
give no further public notice to
any of your inflammatory and de
famatory articles. Imerly want
to add this:
True that in your news item
above referred to, you brand the
bam burners as “degenerates,”
but with almost every other stroke
of your pen you either seek to
palliate, excuse or actually justi
fy their offense. Shame! Shame!
in my humble judgement your
reckless pen and the equally
reckless tongues of a few of
your associates are largely res
ponsible for the condition of
affairs now existing. I can not
understand how any motive or
inducement could prompt you to
injure those who have never in
jured you or yours or any one
else.
The God- ear ng law-abiding
citizens yo i have maligned and
so recklessly attacked, have
through ye^rs of struggle been
largely instrument! in building
up this county, ar.d it doer there
fore seem all the more the shame
that they in their declining
years should receive such
treatment from the hands of
their countrymen. As above
stated, in my humble opinion, a
continuation of your incendiary
and reckless articles can only
serve to excite the passions of
the irresponsible and lawless,
and in all probability will mean
further trouble in the tobacco
belt
Respectfully,
Erie M. Donalson,
It will be noticed that a mortgage foreclosure against “he
Search Light Publishing Company is advertised in this issue. The
property will probably be sold at public outcry on the first Tuesday
in January. 1
It is being sent out frorii certain quarters that the Search
Light will be out of business after that date.
The management wants to announce to the public, that the re
port is not only unfair and untrue, but that the Search Light will
be in better condition than ever after that date. The present
course is deemed expedient that the entire plant and business
may be re-organized and put on a footing such as it has never been
before.
The Search Light will be bigfeer and better, and wifi continue
to be the leading weekly newspaper in‘this section of Georgia.
Mos if not the entire plant yvifi be newly equipped t«vnew forces
will be added to the work and the biggest, briefest, largest
circulated and best country weekly newspaper in Georgia, will be
the Search Light, published at Bainbridge, D^Jhtur county,
Georgia. » I
Don’t get uneasy about the Search Light. v
The Search Light will continue its fight for good morals,
good schools and churches, good roads, and the enforcement of
law in Decatur county.
The Search Light will never commend lawlessness nor do
anything to aggravate lawlessness.
The Search Light will continue its fight for the enforcement
of the prohibition law and its fight against whiskey in this section.
The Search Light has been alone in this fight, but lit is proud of the
record for prohibition it has made.
The Search Light will not carry whiskey advertisements. It
is proud of this record also. Thousands of money is ready to
back up any paper that will carry them. But the Search Light
can get along without the money from the whiskey trusts. We
want to tell the good people of the county that they need not be
afraid for the Search Light to be read by their children. It will
not be filled with whiskey advertisements.
The Search Light will continue to carry the legal advertise
ments of the county. Whether we get pay for it or not does
not make a whit’s difference. We want it understood here and
now. that we are not so easily knocked out as all that. The sub*
scribers of the Search Light will continue to read the legal adver
tisements just the same.
The Search Light is going to be right square on the political
hustings as it has been heretofore. It will stand for certain things
and against certain things right on.
Ju3t here it might be well to say the candidate who announces
for office in Decatur county hereafter must come square out on the
prohibition question. , „ , ,
He must come square out on his stand for law and order.
Ycu may look out for some political fun in the future. If
some people will stand by things they have already hinted at there
will be fun a-plenty. If certain things hinted at are true the
public ought to know it. AND THE PUBLIC SHALL KNOW IT.
Only a few weeks more will end the Search Light’s little
financial flurry. After that, the Search Light will stand fla'
footed on both feet and battle for everything for the best interest
of Bainbridge and Decatur county, and against everything that
would hinder the city’s or the county’s progress morally or other
wise.
death was won yesterday only to. k’Sffit is not in the habit of run-
be lost again when Claude C.
Clarke, the 5-year old son of Rev.
C. T. Clarke of the Claxton
Methodist church, died at 11:30
last night in a hospital here where
he was taken following an ac
cidental shooting which occurred
yesterday morning.
The shooting of the boy took
place at his own home. He was
playing with a number of other
boys of his own age, one of whom
had a 22 caliber rifle. In some
manner the weapon was dischar
ged. The ball entered the right
eye of the little Clarke boy and
pierced his skull.
Telephoning to Savannah for
the Fox & Week’s ambulance^
the dee pet ate lather hired an
automobile and started on the
heart-rending trip to me it the
conveyance.
J. E. Weeks of Fox & Weeks
started in me am >ulanc! within
a few minutes after receiving
the call, and by pushing his
machine at top speed over the
rough country roads, was within
a few milts of Claxton when tne
smaller and sl>wer machine in
which the injured boy, his father
and a driver were riding was
met.
The wounded child was removed
from the automobile and placed
in the ambulance. With a speed
rivaling that with which he made
the outgoing trip, Mr. Wei ks
started back to Savannah. The
city was reached about 7 o’clock.
At the hospital physicians did
everything in their power to
save the Lniys life.
According to the plans of the
father, the body will be sent to
Claxton this morning for tfdrial. —
Savannah Morning News.
Johnson-jhilter
Pretty Show Windows.
To The King's Daughters.
Bainbridge has some of the
prettiest show windows to be
seen in any city.
The windows showing especial
ly the Christmas spirit are those
of the Geo. H.Fields Co.The Flint
River Store, Blumenstein, Willis
and Co, C. C. Norris, Caldwell
Motor Car Company. Others are
also showing up in beautiful
styles.
The Geo. H. Fields Co. are
putting a special touch today on
their windows.
FOR SALE-Farmcontaining25
acres. Wire fence all around
the place. Cross-fenced with
wire, making four fields. One
three-room tenant house, good
barn and deep well on place.
Located 11*4 miles from court
house on Lake Douglas road.
Apply to E. Lassiter, Bain
bridge, Ga.
The time of the year is here
when you good women try to
rr\ake the hearts of the poor chil
dren glad. Ybu are in a glorious
work and we want to help you to
help all the children that you
can. We have the sum of $29,
ready for you ladies when you
call and you may donate it to this
work of carrying sunshine to
some of our needy children that
otherwise are liable to miss the
good cheer of Xmas. This sum
is ready for you.
Blumcnstien, Willis & Co.
Reese to St. John’s Ppiscopal
Church.
Rt. Rev. F. F. Reese, D. D.,
Bishop of the Diocese of Georgia
will be in Bainbridge on Sunday
Dec. 22nd. and will officiate at
the Morning and Night Services
in St. John’s Episcopal Church.
The Rite of Confirmation will be
administered at the Morning
Service, and the Rector takes
this opportunity of extending a
most cordial invitation to the
people of Bainbridge to attend
these services.
Rev. Walter Anthony hu3 re
turned from Savannah, where he
attended the South GeorgiaXlon-
ference, and wiii occupy his pul
pit at the Methodist church at
both services Sunday.
St John’s Episcopal Cbwch, Broaghtoo
Street.
Rev. William B. Sams, Rector.
The Regular Services in this
Church are held each Sunday as
follows:—10.00 A. M. Sunday
School.
11.00 A. M. Morning Prayer
and Sermon.
7.00 P. M. Evening Prayer
and Sermon.
The Hector desires every one to
feel that they will receive
c irdial welcome to all th i services
in this Church.
Following is another interes
ting marriage notice that has
been unavoidably crowded out:
Sunday afternoon, Nov. 17th,
3:30 o’clock A|\he home of the
bride’s parents, Mr and Mis
Wil ism A Jonnson of near
Amsterdam, Miss Addie Johnson
was joined in the holy bonds of
wedlock to Mr. Raymond Shelfer
of columbus by the very im
pressive ceremony of the Rev.
Tnompson of Havana,
The wedding was a very
qqiet home affair, only a few
of the relatives and intimate
friends being present.
The bride was beautifully
dressed in a traveling suit of
br )w n with hat to match and
made a lovely appearance. She
is one of Decatur’s most popular
young women. She has many
fronds in South Georgia and
Fhrlda that will learn of this
event with much interest.
After the m livh yo the bride
and groom, together with some
of th- i • invite 1 guests, repaired
to the home of the groom’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan
Shelfer af Attapulgus, where a
very d lightf. reception was
given in their honor. During
the reception there was a cake
cutting and Miss Lena Johnson
drew the ring, which indicates
who will be the m u yiung lady
to take this step.
The groom is one of Decatur’s
esteemed young men, but for
some time h:s . en making his
hom> n Cojumbr, where he
holds a very responsille rosition
with a 1 irge Lu >iness establish
ment.
The popuhrity of this young
coupl i was test’d b/ ihe very
handsome lot of presents that
ning over things to compliment
a man for the work that man
has done either as a private
individual or as a public servant.
When we do pass a compliment
however, it is from the deep of
the heart and without any gush
or put-on.
In this connection the editor
wants to announce publicly that
he stands side by side with Hon.
J. W. Callahan, Mayor of the
City of Bainbridge in his efforts
to prevent carnivals from coming
to this City. It makes no differ
ence with us whether or not
this announcement meets with
popular favor. We simply want
to let Mayor Callahan know that
in all such efforts as this there is
one individual who will stand by
him to the very last ditch-and
then some.
There is no need for a carnival
to come to Bainbridge. The city
does not need them. The people
do not need them. We de not
need anything that will carry
away ten dollars to where it
leaves one. Carnivals are not in
business to boost towns or build
up trade. They are in business
to carry away thousands of
money from every place they.
And that is just what they do.
The bad .moral effects left by
reason of the'visit of carnivals
to a town, and the danger of
of the spread of contagious dis
eases and other like bad effects,
are too plain to leave room for '
dlsscusiion.
Many people of Bainbridge
are opposed to carnivals. Every
one of them ought to go to Mr.
Callahan and Diedge him their
moral support in such a commen
dable work. Wo should not allow
our Mayor to stand alone in such a
fight, but should assure him that
he will have help and plenty of it
should that help be needed.
Here is the heart and hand
the Search Light, Mr. Mayor.
Red Cross Seals.
Cross
The sale of the Red
Christmas Seale begins.
On Nov. 29th over 80,000,000’
Red Cross Christinas seals were
placed on sale in the; United |
States, the proceeds to go fe
the benefit of the anti-tuberculo-|
sis movement ip the commur
where the seals are sold.
8 000 Beals were sent the cb
ipan of the health Comittep:
the Federated Clubs to be
in Bainbridge. They arp on i
at the drug stores, jewelryj
storoj, dry good stores,
National Bank and both hot
These seals sell for one cent <
and are used during the Cb
mas seasons on Christmas let
and packagas—not as
stamps but as expressions
desire to help in the fight aga
"the great white plague.
FOR SALE—New Sanit
Couch, all metal Victor
Also other pieces of
mahogany furniture, apply
Search Light Office.
was presented the bride.
In addition to the reli
aid friends in the comn
there were present at the
riage guests from Thomasv
Whigham, Faceville and
pulgus, Ga., and Hinson, Has
Lankat and Juniper, FJa.
Mr. and Mrs. Shelfer^
the foil twlng Tuesday for (
bus, Ga., with the best
and c • gratulations of a
host of relatives and friends.